Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

   One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room. Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention as he dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

   On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time!

Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to __________

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• What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

• According to the passage, what must the nations of the world do to find a solution?

• The word “graduate” in line 2 is closest in meaning to ......

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• According to the passage, which of the following sentence is NOT true?

• In paragraph 5, the author suggests that ..........

• Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as full-time university students?

• The word “vary” in paragraph 6 can be best replaced by ___________.

• What can the word adorning be best replaced by?

• Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

• The word "they" in the 2^nd  paragraph refers to ..............

• Why does the author mention spaghetti?

• The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to .............

• What does this paragraph mainly discuss?

• The word “denotes” in line paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_______.

• The word "hyperactive" is closest in meaning to _____.

• The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the following?

• The word “hidden” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

• The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, “or one tourist for every person living in Spain” means .........

• What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” (lines 2-3) ?

• The tone of the passage is that of __________